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Red Sox Freeze Ticket Prices

Team concedes fans may have trouble paying Fenway premium

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 13, 2008 1:15 PM CST

(Newser) – Times are tough, and the Boston Red Sox know it—in a nod to fans, the team froze ticket prices at Fenway yesterday for the first time in 14 years, the Globe reports. At an average $48.80, tickets are still some of baseball's most... Read full story »

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